Project Officer Job Trends in England

Project Officer
UK > England

The median Project Officer salary in England is £38,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 567 675 672
Rank change year-on-year +108 -3 +255
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Officer 26 8 7
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.050% 0.016% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.018% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 12 7 6
10th Percentile £30,928 £34,873 £25,207
25th Percentile £33,438 £37,313 £26,310
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £42,840 £31,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.13% +37.09% -7.59%
75th Percentile £41,750 £45,170 £33,750
90th Percentile - £47,500 £36,875
UK median annual salary £38,500 £42,840 £32,500
% change year-on-year -10.13% +31.82% +2.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 47,127 45,334 44,294
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.77% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,584 23,965 34,730
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% -1.67%

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Project Officer job vacancy trend in England

Project Officer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in England

Project Officer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +33 12 £41,075 +10.01% 3
Yorkshire +1 7 £41,075 +10.01% 3
West Midlands +34 5 - -
Midlands +23 5 - - 1
North West - 5 £31,774 -
East of England - 5 £38,500 - 1
London +59 2 - - 2
South West - 2 £34,375 - 3
Project Officer
UK

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, Project Officer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Project Officer in the job title.

1 17 (65.38%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (57.69%) PRINCE2
3 14 (53.85%) Project Governance
4 13 (50.00%) Agile
4 13 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 13 (50.00%) Project Management
5 12 (46.15%) PMO
5 12 (46.15%) Project Delivery
6 11 (42.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 10 (38.46%) Microsoft
8 9 (34.62%) Budget Management
8 9 (34.62%) Cost Control
8 9 (34.62%) Degree
8 9 (34.62%) Document Management
8 9 (34.62%) Order Management
9 7 (26.92%) Budget Control
9 7 (26.92%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 7 (26.92%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (26.92%) Change Management
9 7 (26.92%) Financial Analysis
9 7 (26.92%) Microsoft Office
9 7 (26.92%) Power BI
9 7 (26.92%) Power Platform
10 6 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
11 5 (19.23%) Confluence
11 5 (19.23%) JIRA
11 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Project
12 3 (11.54%) Business Case
12 3 (11.54%) Business Continuity
12 3 (11.54%) Change Control

Project Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 5 (19.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (42.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (26.92%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (26.92%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (26.92%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (19.23%) JIRA
General
1 18 (69.23%) Finance
2 14 (53.85%) Organisational Skills
3 10 (38.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (34.62%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (34.62%) Social Skills
5 7 (26.92%) Telecoms
6 5 (19.23%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.85%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (65.38%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (57.69%) PRINCE2
3 14 (53.85%) Project Governance
4 13 (50.00%) Agile
4 13 (50.00%) Project Management
5 12 (46.15%) Project Delivery
6 9 (34.62%) Budget Management
6 9 (34.62%) Cost Control
6 9 (34.62%) Document Management
6 9 (34.62%) Order Management
7 7 (26.92%) Budget Control
7 7 (26.92%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 7 (26.92%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (26.92%) Change Management
7 7 (26.92%) Financial Analysis
8 6 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (11.54%) Business Case
9 3 (11.54%) Decision-Making
9 3 (11.54%) Programme Delivery
9 3 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 9 (34.62%) Degree
2 3 (11.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 3 (11.54%) SC Cleared
2 3 (11.54%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.85%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (46.15%) PMO
2 1 (3.85%) QA
Vendors
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.54%) Openreach